Chicago Teachers Union accepts further reopenings as virus outbreaks erupt in schools
To prevent the reopening of schools, Chicago educators must organize independently of the CTU through the formation of an Illinois Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee. This committee will unite educators, parents, students and the broader working class, to prepare strike action to close all schools and nonessential workplaces. We urge all those who want to join this struggle to
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Following the reopening of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to in-person instruction on Monday, reports from educators and parents about COVID-19 cases at schools are predictably pouring in on social media from around the city. Far from calling for strike action against what is now a life-and-death question, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is negotiating with the school district to reopen schools to serve as day cares while parents are herded back to unsafe factories and workplaces.